Archaeology & Paleontology

A Daddy Longlegs Tells the Story of the Continents’ Big Shifts (N.Y. Times, Aug. 28) Site requires free registration

Roman Soldier's Sandal Print Uncovered Near Sea Of Galilee (ScienceDaily/Univ. of Haifa, Aug. 27)

Will Finders Be Keepers of Salvaged Treasure? (Washington Post, Aug. 27) Site requires free registration

Ancient Organisms Discovered in Canadian Gold Mine (Red Orbit, Aug. 27)

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Christian Necropolis on Perperikon (Novinite, Aug. 26)

Experts May Have Found Remains of Czar’s Children (N.Y. Times, Aug. 25) Site requires free registration

Mystery of the medieval skulls still has archaeologists scratching their head (London Times, Aug. 25)

White Rice A Mutation Spread By Early Farmer (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 24)

Environment

Smog Smothers Japan, Experts Point to China (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 27)

China Mulls Law to End Caps on Water Pollution Fines (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 27)

As Coal-Fired Plants Clear the Air, Landfills Grow (U.S.)(ENN/AP, Aug. 27)

Knowing your carbon impact increasingly important (San Jose Mercury, Aug. 27)

Goodbye beautiful Britain (London Times, Aug. 26)

As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes (N.Y. Times, Aug. 26) Site requires free registration

Crushed Glass to Be Spread on Beaches [Florida.] (Wired/AP, Aug. 26)

California Looks to Desalination for Water Woes (NPR, Aug. 25)

Exploration & Adventure

New Undersea Cable Will Link Ocean to Internet (Nat'l. Geographic News, Aug. 27)

Flying robot to aid China Antarctic expedition (C-Net/Reuters, Aug. 27)

A Guiding Hand on Icy Terrain [Antarctica.] (N.Y. Times, Aug. 26) Site requires free registration

Medicine & Health

Venturing Into the Mines of Uganda, in Search of the Marburg Virus (N.Y. Times, Aug. 28) Site requires free registration

'HIV denial' is costing lives (New Scientist, Aug. 27)

Innovative Medical Device Screens For Numerous Medical Problems (ScienceDaily/Michigan State Univ., Aug. 27)

W.H.O. Urges Effort to Fight Fast-Spreading New Diseases (N.Y. Times, Aug. 25) Site requires free registration

Peoples & Culture

The tangled web of super-heroes [Social webs.] (News@nature.com, Aug. 24)

Indian bid to enforce children's obligation to aging parents (Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 27)

The Kibbutz Sheds Socialism and Gains Popularity [Israel.] (N.Y. Times, Aug. 27)

In India, a Jewish Outpost Slowly Withers (Washington Post, Aug. 27) Site requires free registration

Stalking the Elusive 'Bely Grib' in Moscow's Enchanting Forest [Mushrooms.] (Washington Post, Aug. 26) Site requires free registration

Natural Disasters & Weather

Wildfires rage on across Greece (BBC News, Aug. 28)

India's Monsoon to Revive, Crops Looking Good (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 28)

The Wealthy Get an Extra Shield for Wildfires (N.Y. Times, Aug. 28) Site requires free registration

Tsunami prediction for Hong Kong and Macao (New Scientist, Aug. 27)

Storms, Floods Kill 50 in Yemen in August (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 27)

Highly Sensitive Weather Radar A Gain For Climate Research (TerraDaily/SPX, Aug. 27)

In Nature’s Casino (NYT Magazine, Aug. 26) Site requires free registration

Quarter-Degree Fix Fuels Climate Fight (N.Y. Times, Aug. 26)

Los Angeles in an earthquake lull (ScienceDaily/UPI, Aug. 25)

Global and U.S. Hazards/Climate Extremes (updated weekly on Wednesdays)

Earthweek: A Diary of the Planet [pdf] (updated late Fridays)

People & Places in the News

China eyes law to help scientists (BBC News, Aug. 28)

As Brazil Defends Its Bounty, Rules Ensnare Scientists (N.Y. Times, Aug. 28) Site requires free registration

Peace Dam Still Waits for the Flood That Never Came [South Korea.] (N.Y. Times, Aug. 28) Site requires free registration

Inside an Afghan opium market (BBC News, Aug. 27)

Climate Change Is a Mixed Bag for Inuit [Greenland.] (ENN/AP, Aug. 27)

Congo Villagers Threatened by Hungry Elephant Herds (Planet Ark/Reuters, Aug. 27)

Vienna meeting seeks climate plan (BBC News, Aug. 27)

Eco Fashion: Green is Trendy but It's Also About the Earth (Red Orbit/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Aug. 27)

Population in Flux Redefines New Orleans (NPR, Aug. 26)

Plants & Animals

Conservation scheme beavers breed (BBC News, Aug. 28)

Australian Jellyfish Invade U.S. Waters (Nat'l. Geographic News, Aug. 27)

Hedgehogs join 'protection' list (BBC News, Aug. 27)

Giant Panda Can Survive (ScienceDaily/Cardiff Univ., Aug. 27)

Mystery deaths hit Saudi camels (BBC News, Aug. 26)

Out of Alaska: Zoo Seeks a Move South for Elephant (N.Y. Times/AP, Aug. 26) Site requires free registration

Biologists bring puffins back to Maine (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 26)

How Snakes Survive Starvation (ScienceDaily/Univ. of Arkansas, Aug. 27)

Diary: Protecting mountain gorillas [Republic of Congo.] (BBC News, Aug. 25)

Science & Technology

Useful Mutants, Bred With Radiation [Genetics.] (N.Y. Times, Aug. 28) Site requires free registration

Blood, Sweat Could Power New Paper Battery (NPR, Aug. 27)

Custom-Made Mice Have Served Men for Decades (Washington Post, Aug. 27) Site requires free registration

Smart soap can save water (New Scientist, Aug. 26)

Professors envision advanced global travel [Nanotechnology.] (ScienceDaily/UPI, Aug. 26)

Currency change aimed at adding security (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 26)

Space

Apollo Moon photos reveal detail (BBC News, Aug. 28)

The Exploding Lunar Eclipse (Red Orbit, Aug. 27)

Polluted Star, Plentiful Earths (Red Orbit, Aug. 27)

Astronomers pioneer new method for probing exotic matter (PhysOrg, Aug. 27)

Blast lowers profile for Virgin Galactic (Yahoo!/AP, Aug. 26)

Jupiter: Friend Or Foe? (ScienceDaily/European Planetology Network, Aug. 25)

Telescope in Mexico to Look for Dawn of Universe (Red Orbit, Aug. 25)

Great 'cosmic nothingness' found (BBC News, Aug. 24)

Lectures, Meetings, & Conferences

Sources:

Conference Calendar for Zoology (BIOSIS)

Meridian International Center Events

National Academy of Sciences Events

National Air and Space Museum Events

National Journal Daybook [includes environment-related events in Washington]

National Museum of Natural History Events

National Press Club

Smithsonian Resident Associate Programs